I wonder if there ever was a team that had needed as much dumb luck to get as far as they did.
Sure. Try the NY Giants on for size. David Tyree in SB XLII.
“I wonder if there ever was a team that had needed as much dumb luck to get as far as they did”.
Arizona playing without their quarterback the entire year, but Seattle still could not capitalize and only clinched the playoffs and homefield on the last day of the season, because of another Arizona loss, playing with a third string qb.
Packers, with a one-legged Aaron Rodgers, completely outplaying them for 95% of the NFC title game, then totally collapsing in the final minutes to allow Seattle to make the Super Bowl.
Pete Carroll having no answer to a one-dimensional Patriots team, with Tom Brady shredding the so called greatest defense in football. Maybe when Carroll can get his players to start playing a full game and not wait to the second half before they show up, Seattle might be able to win another championship.